Power cable

<p>A power cable is an <a href="/facts/Electrical_cable/Dhzlz5hn">electrical cable</a> used specifically for transmission of <a href="/facts/Electric_energy/V0pJUrDY">electrical power</a>. It is an assembly of one or more <a href="/facts/Electrical_conductor/BSuyupLP">electrical conductors</a>, usually held together in a single bundle with an <a href="/facts/Insulator_(electricity)/SfSXkrh5">insulating</a> sheath, although some power cables are simply rigged as exposed <a href="/facts/Live_wire_(electricity)/Ibfa7Eq7">live wires</a>. Power cables may be detachable <a href="/facts/Portable_cord/hF09UtCt">portable cords</a> (typically coupled with <a href="/facts/Adaptor/R8HQ1Hnx">adaptors</a>), or installed as permanent <a href="/facts/Electrical_wiring/Ibfa7Eq7">wirings</a> within <a href="/facts/Building/edSjKXje">buildings</a> and <a href="/facts/Non-building_structure/We5QqF7Y">structures</a>, <a href="/facts/Underground_power_line/LpYt47lj">buried in the ground</a>, <a href="/facts/Submarine_power_cable/nwIzK1pJ">laid underwater</a> or <a href="/facts/Overhead_power_line/jULhrQNv">run overhead</a>. Power cables that are bundled inside <a href="/facts/Thermoplastic-sheathed_cable/J8uQr0eM">thermoplastic sheathing</a> and that are intended to be run inside a building are known as NM-B (nonmetallic sheathed building cable).
</p><p>Small flexible power cables are used for <a href="/facts/Electrical_device/1emUkTpV">electrical devices</a> such as <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computers</a> and <a href="/facts/Peripheral/3lEBPE14">peripherals</a>, <a href="/facts/Mobile_device/cNS1Rhvg">mobile devices</a>, <a href="/facts/Home_appliance/JYKalzw6">home appliances</a>, <a href="/facts/Light_fixture/vjgU4z1f">light fixtures</a>, <a href="/facts/Power_tool/6sx4n8nr">power tools</a> and <a href="/facts/Machinery/wTCxFRfs">machinery</a>, as well as household <a href="/facts/Lighting/Gk54r8xE">lighting</a>, <a href="/facts/Electric_heating/Lx6n0WCC">heating</a>, <a href="/facts/Air_conditioning/bK2sIKQd">air conditioning</a> and <a href="/facts/Rooftop_solar_power/Ve9UYU6S">rooftop photovoltaic</a> and <a href="/facts/Home_energy_storage/6XYTyvnW">home energy storage</a> systems. Larger power cables are used for <a href="/facts/Electrical_power_transmission/I9w3lRmM">transmission</a> of <a href="/facts/Grid_electricity/rjE90Hg0">grid electricity</a> to supply <a href="/facts/Industry_(manufacturing)/3qW7bcdy">industrial</a>, <a href="/facts/Commerce/SL9xueYJ">commercial</a> and <a href="/facts/Residential/EUBWCrmD">residential</a> demands, as well as a significant portion of <a href="/facts/Mass_transit/DXhqazz5">mass transit</a> and <a href="/facts/Freight_transport/0wYezNsU">freight transport</a> (particularly <a href="/facts/Rail_transport/9nJQbsDV">rail transport</a>).
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Power cable